October 28, 2009 / Front Page

The need to shop at home should always be on local citizens minds. However, there is no more better time to recognize the importance of keeping our money — and tax dollars — at home than now, as we enter the holiday shopping season. More...

The Georgia Department of Transportation says that Southwest Georgia leaders should focus on expanding existing corridors such as highways 133 or 27 rather than focus on the possibility of expanding an interstate through the region. More...

Congressional policy makers may be getting the cart before the horse in their efforts to reform our nation’s health system. The valiant push to provide health insurance coverage for nearly all U.S. More...

Bess Hartley and George Hartley of Fort Gaines announce the engagement of their daughter, Lori Anne Hartley of Bonaire, to James Wade Williams of Macon, the son of Jerald Williams and the late Gail Williams. More...

Georgia Farm Bureau will award a total of $14,250 in scholarships to 10 high school seniors who plan to pursue a college degree in agriculture or family and consumer sciences. The top three students will each receive a scholarship of $3,000. More...

Army Reserve Pvt. Sammy E. Brown Jr. has graduated from basic military training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C., under the split-option enlistment program to serve as a member of the Army National Guard or Reserve. More...